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Kitty Hawk, the same group of California dreamers who introduced the leisure-focused Flyer last year, has revealed an all-electric, self-piloted air taxi in New Zealand. The company, which is backed by Alphabet's Larry Page, has been working on "an aircraft so personal it could weave the freedom of flight into our daily lives" since 2010. Cora is the result – a two-seater short hop aircraft t

The quest to become the world's first commercially available flying car became even more intense this week when the first production-ready flying car was shown at the Geneva Motor Show. The 90-only, limited-edition PAL-V Pioneer will cost $600,000 and the subsequent Liberty Sport edition comes in at $400,000. ..Continue Reading Production-ready $600,000 Pal-V Pioneer Flying Car shown in Genev

DediBot – a 3D printer manufacturer out of Hangzhou, China – has created quite a buzz in Shanghai this week with the launch of something it's calling the Fly Elephant. The prototype that took flight at the company's booth at the TCT Asia trade show is no ordinary multi-rotor drone, but features an extruder that can be used for rapid prototyping of large structures...Continue Reading Flying 3D

The International Space Station (ISS) is about to get a strange new crew member. The Crew Interactive Mobile Companion – or CIMON for short – is described by Airbus as a kind of flying brain, and will assist with experiments during the upcoming Horizons mission...Continue Reading Flying brain is heading to the ISS to help out astronautsCategory: SpaceTags: Airbus Assistive Tech

Ehang has been a little coy about its taxi drone since bringing a grounded prototype to CES in 2016. While we have been treated to footage of competing aircraft in action, like the Volocopter and Passenger Drone, the folks behind the Chinese company have mostly kept their progress under wraps. Today we've gotten our best look yet at the Ehang 184, with footage for the first time showing it ca

During a new 10-minute TED Talk, famed National Geographic aerial photographer George Steinmetz talks about his experiences photographing Africa while flying around in a motorized paraglider. This vantage point gives Steinmetz a unique look at the world below, including its various cultures and landscapes.The motorized paraglider is composed of a wing in the style of a parachute and a backpack mo

A whole lot of money is being pumped into air taxi concepts, with the likes of Boeing, Airbus and NASA all investing heavily in these types of vehicles. The latest company to find themselves on the receiving end is Joby Aviation, with US$100 million in fresh funding to forge ahead with its all-electric aircraft...Continue Reading Intel leads $100 million in new funding for Joby's tilt-rotor f

A whole lot of money is being pumped into air taxi concepts, with the likes of Boeing, Airbus and NASA all investing heavily in these types of vehicles. The latest company to find themselves on the receiving end is Joby Aviation, with US$100 million in fresh funding to forge ahead with its all-electric aircraft...Continue Reading Intel leads $100 million in new funding for Joby's 16-rotor fly

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